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Okay, you know what, let's try it. Okay, we just cut it. And our first story. You and I are like, you're simply disheveled and uncomfortable. Okay, hear me out though. Okay, let's start. I think if you're over the age of like 60, you have to retest for your driver's license. I agree. That's a popular opinion. Okay, well I feel like people would come at me for being like ages and I'm not trying to do that. No, I think 100%, no 100%. It's just like put the pedal to the pedal. Like we gotta go. You know? Yeah, no, I 100% fully agree. Okay, okay. I honestly, I got a little nervous. Like my toes are a little curled right now because I didn't know how that was gonna go down. We are canceling the operation. Arashah is clear. Yeah. No, no, that's a good one. That's a good one. Thank you. Thank you. I don't think it's unpopular enough. Okay, all right, I got more. Man, I feel like I'm still on the spot here and you guys are thinking like you want me to say something witty and cool like usual. No, I was just kind of, I think what's tough is when you get like big societal levels, like laws and stuff, I think it's tough to find one that's like an unpopular opinion. I think where we're gonna see a lot of things is in the small things. I saw a post on Reddit a long time ago and maybe it'll come up today of an unpopular opinion where someone was like, I love getting into my car when it's really hot. Like when you get into a really hot car, he's like, I love that feeling. And everyone was like, what is wrong with you? There is, you know what? There is something to the like, and as someone that hates the heat, there is something to walking into a car and just feeling that like, wow, like it's such a, it's your little like swimwear. But it's nice if it's, if you're cold and you're getting into a hot car, but if it's a hot day and you get in a hot car, there's something about that like immediate jump to high, high heat that is far better. It's the sustained consistent heat that I hate, but that moment of just like, whoof, like sauna is even hotter. Wow. Okay. You know what? Can I, can I save my unpopular opinion for later? Like I'm sure something will come up. Of course. I'm not digging for it now. Yeah, I have a few. I have a few. So, you know, later when you hit them, I'll hit them. All of yours are about old people. You're like, I don't think people over 60 should be able to date anymore. I'm not agist. They just, it's the smell. Go away. All of them start with, if you're over the age of 60, see you're under arrest. You're under arrest. You go to jail for old people now. It won't be that long. Like just chill. If a politician came out and they ran on entirely just being against old people, I think they might do okay. Like I get it. They'd be against the entire government because the entire government is entirely like 80 year olds. I would like to announce my campaign. Yeah. I want to say that mom Donny's got good ideas. Yeah. And he's young enough to be. He's young. He's young. He's young. He's young. He's young by like 40 years too. It's crazy. Okay. God, now I'm fucking heated over old people. Yeah, now we're meh. They can't get in a car, which they can't fucking drive. No, they can't. Okay, let's hop into these. Our first unpopular opinion. These come from the subreddit, the 10th dentists. You've probably heard nine out of 10 dentists recommend this. This is the 10th dentist is where the idea comes from for the subreddit. That one's Peter Capaldi, right? Yeah. So people are posting Jesus. There's the win. Right. That was crazy. Some Dr. Who fans could be like, no, he did the math. That was right. Right. So these are unpopular opinions. And the point of it is to, they post an unpopular opinion and you're supposed to upvote it if it is truly unpopular. We'll talk about it however we want. Okay. Here we go. First post, I put a daily alarm for 259 on weekdays. Stay with me now. Sleep kind of sucks. Sleeping is really enjoyable. That much is true, but you don't experience the sleep. You just lay in bed until poof. You're now awake. It's the worst on weekdays because you can't even just lay in bed enjoying the fact that you've slept. Therefore, every weekday, I set an alarm for the middle of the night so I can wake up, lay in bed a little and go to sleep again. It's nice. Also, it's set to 259 because setting my alarm at a rounded number makes me really uncomfortable for some reason. Edit found out my sister does this too. Must be hereditary. 100% agree. Agree? That's why you were grabbing and we were making the same face? Because I was going to say that in the beginning. That truly is what I believe. I love snoozing. I love waking up to an alarm because you're so right. You cannot enjoy sleep until you're done having it. Wow. If I'm to understand you and the poster correctly, you're both saying, doesn't this suck how you sleep all the way through the night? No issues. You don't even realize you're trying to sleep and then you just have to wake up. It's a very privileged sleeper take. Here's the thing. Here's the thing, Arash. I do agree. Now, here's why. I can sleep. I'm very grateful. It's one of the things I'm most grateful about my brain and body is that I can sleep anywhere. However, I need to. It's truly just like, and I'm back up. It's crazy. Courtney, I have these rings now that track our sleep and it'll show how long it took you to sleep. Sometimes Courtney's like, oh, it took me 40 minutes to fall asleep. Mine's always like five minutes. Instant. It's truly like, I'm out. I feel like I can sleep anywhere but my bed though. If I'm on a plane, I've fallen asleep on a laundromat counter in the middle of Atlanta while filming a movie being like, I can catch a quick 15 in this abandon laundromat. But my bed, my brain is just like, what about that thing you did once? It's just off to the races. Interesting. So all the way through the night. But I also feel like you've earned that. You both are very active people. Yeah. What I was going to say though is that I will often wake up in the middle of the night, but it's not like a problem because it's like, oh, I have trouble going back to sleep. I wake up and if I wake up in the middle of the night, I sometimes love it because I'm like, oh sweet. Now I get to have that feeling of like, I don't have to be up yet. Now I will say, on the rare occasion that I have trouble sleeping, I'm like, oh, this is agony. If I had this regularly, I would just beg to be able to sleep through the night. But I'm lucky that it's not the thing that I was hit with. Everybody has their thing, right? Like nobody gets to just be like 100%. Everyone has a bullshit thing, but I'm glad sleep is not my bullshit thing. Yeah. Let me pose another thing to you though. Do you know the Twilight Zone where the guy is in heaven and it's a casino when he's always winning and he's just like, oh no, I'm always winning. That's boring. This must be hell. That's kind of how I feel about that because I do love waking up in the middle of the night being like, you know what? It's not the worst night of sleep. I hope I have some sleep time left. And you got like five hours before your alarm and then you're like, oh, what a treat. And then you fall back asleep. But like, it's a gamble. I could wake up, like this morning I woke up and I was like, God, can't wait to go back to sleep. And it was like five minutes before my alarm and I was like, you got to be fucking kidding me. You need to have those moments in order to appreciate going back to sleep. Waking yourself up at 2.59? I could fall right back to sleep. I would wake up and be like, good morning, me. And then good morning, me again. But you wouldn't want to interrupt REM. Like, I don't know if it's good for you. It's probably not. It's probably not good. No, I love interrupting the REM. I love interrupting the REM. You guys, okay, have you ever like, waking up and you're interrupting the REM, right? And then you go back into the REM and it's the same REM. So you're talking about a dream. I think you're meaning the word dream and you're just replacing REM with that. No, no, no, no. This is the REM. This is, let me on my REM job right here. Okay. Okay. Okay, you're out and then you're immediately back and you, though you have woken up, you're back inside of that exact same dream. I don't know. And Oprah was like, thank God, you're back in an Alpine. No time is past. This shit is sinking. I don't know if it does. That's a good question out there. Like, scientifically does, are you able to go back into the like REM sleep cycle when you fall back asleep immediately? I mean, ultimately, I feel like the healthiest thing is to, can you sleep continually? That's probably the best for you. Yeah. I'm not a sleep doctor, but I'm not Dr. Sleep. Okay. But who's that? Stephen King. You're McGregor. I am actually the most confused in the world when I'm sitting between you two. It's for sure. You should try sitting between Sid and Olivia. It's even worse. You are 10 years hour, junior. Well, because then you're just like, where, where were we talking about what's going on? We're making movie references. We're just bullying back and forth. But anyways, okay, you're cool with this. Okay, thank you. You're cool with this. Thank you. We agree. Thank you. I think you can do whatever the hell you want with your own sleep cycle. That's fine. I'm just like, it's not even in a popular opinion. It's just like, I love this thing. It's like, yes, you do, but also it's just probably not healthy. I think it's unpopular that he says waking up in the middle of the night is awesome. Like that's what OP is saying. And that is an unpopular thing. It's a sleeper thing. I would say the majority of people would say, I don't want to wake up in the middle of the night. I think you're just gaming the system. We all, everybody, everybody, most people I think love the feeling of like, oh, I woke up and it's cold and I get to melt back to sleep under the covers or like something like there's a lot to be enjoyed about a middle of the night moment. But also it's just weird to stop yourself. It's like, I love jogging two miles and twisting my ankle at first mile. Just to like pause. Just so I have a pause. You know, I struggle with it. Well, my point too is that it also has, for me, I don't love so much in the middle of the night. That's fine. I will take it. But for me, I want like five minute intervals from like maybe an hour or two away from when I have to wake up. So I want to constantly get that little dopamine spike. Oh, you don't like it anymore. I get it kind of. I like kind of once and like, I like waking up being like, oh, I got it. I've got two more hours. Okay. Then I can go back to sleep. That's not a bad one. Yeah. Or like waking up, hitting the snooze and being like, you know what, I could actually push it 30 minutes. Let me give myself 30 minutes. Always pushing it. That feels like, um, Arash, are you the type? Because I'm this way. I'll set an alarm for like 6 a.m. and I on the dot wake up at 5.55. Every time I rarely wake up from my alarms, I will set an alarm and then I wake up 10 to five minutes before it. I am not. I am not. See, if I have to wake up at 6 a.m., the alarms are starting at 4.30. Wow. Do you think if you didn't set an alarm, you would sleep forever? No. Yes. Wow. Yes. I cannot sleep in. I, I, it's, it hits like 7 a.m. and that's kind of my ceiling. Oh my God. I rarely can recall when I've slept past 7 a.m. We just need to talk about sleep forever actually. Like it is, it's really fun. Naps too. Like naps don't ruin me. Not a nap. Naps don't ruin me at all. I can't really nap. I can sleep for six hours in the middle of the day and then I will still have a full night's sleep at the end of the day. Damn. I can nap at any time for no reason. That's awesome. I'm not a, I don't nap. I don't nap. You are a very healthy person though. You have like a good routine. But naps, naps aren't unhealthy. No, I'm just saying like in general when you're like, yeah, I go to bed at like, you know, 10 and can't help but wake up, you know, before, sure. I go to bed at 55 and exercise like, you have a good routine. I feel like every day is like a, not with a bang, but a whimper, kind of like, days don't, and then like I wake up when I have to. Are you okay? Not since childhood. No, no, no, no, no, no, no. It's very funny. I wake up so early sometimes that in Courtney will sleep in. She'll be like, you have this whole other life. Like what are you doing? I'm like video games. Like really not much. Yes. Is your dog scratching, itching or rubbing? When they're suffering from an itchy skin condition, finding an at home remedy that brings relief can seem impossible. That's where your vet comes in. They're the only one who can diagnose the cause and offer effective relief to bring your itchy dog a source of comfort. See your vet to find a source of comfort for your itchy dog. Learn more at itchydogcare.co.uk. This episode of Reddit stories is sponsored by ZockDoc. Can you believe that we're in spring? Where did the time go? I don't know about you, but I've been feeling a bit behind. The Jews keep piling up and it can feel so stressful. That's why I use ZockDoc. ZockDoc is a free app and website that helps you find and book high quality in-network doctors so you can find someone you love. 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Comments. I honestly get it. Waking up and realizing you can go to sleep again is awesome. OP said, oh yeah, I only started doing this like a year ago because I've been having a really easy time to just instantly falling asleep. Yeah, I set an alarm an hour before my main one for this. I wake up thinking, girl, time for work. Then realize it's only my first one. Turn it off and nuzzle back up with a whole extra hour. It's pretty awesome. OP said, LOL, yeah, alarms really confuse your brain, I feel. I started waking up before the night alarm because I got so used to it. Someone else said, yeah, that's insane. Pouring one out for any partner that ever has to deal with this psychotic alarm. Here, here. OP said, anytime I have to share a room with someone, I always turn off the alarm. Well, all the times that I remember to do so. Right. Right. That's so considerate of them, actually. I think it's like 50-50 unpopular. Because we're hitting people who can sleep easily, people who can't. So I think a lot of people are like, oh yeah, I get the feeling. It's also not an ungraspable opinion. Just because I wouldn't do it doesn't mean I can't get the idea of like, oh, that does sound kind of nice for you. Sure. So it's not top tier unpopular. For sure. It's time for our next unpopular opinion. Okay. This comes from the 10th dentist as well. Most people are not dog people and I'm tired of pretending people are. Woo. Okay. Thank you. This will be mine. This will be my unpopular. Oh, we're going to share this one. Yeah. So many Americans in particularly adopt dogs and over hate on cats. However, people are wildly not dog people on everyday interactions and would much rather enjoy a cat. Dogs take a lot of behavioral training. People are annoyed by barking, dogs jumping on people, resource guarding and require a lot of activity. Don't get me wrong. I like dogs and I'm not trying to spread anti dog propaganda. I just think the typical having a dog as a pet for the family is another lie of the American dream. A dog really is a diet version of raising a child. Cats are easy. Okay. They did miss saying pop agenda. I just want to throw that out there. That's good. I guess it works for anything. They're just pet related propaganda. Okay. So what Opie is saying is not that they don't like dogs. They're saying that most people are lying to themselves and saying they like dogs because it is such a like Americanized, like, given thing. And it is a very American thing, like how we go about dogs as pets. It's very different, I feel like in a lot of other countries. Yeah. It's similar, but America like we treat dogs like they are people here. You know, and I'm not saying I necessarily disagree with that, but it is a very Americanized thing. We got nods around the room. This will be my like hot take unpopular opinion because first of all, I love animals. I love all animals. If I'm going to a person's house or a party or whatever, I'm going to find the animal there. I'm going to spend all of my time with that thing, whatever it is. I think 99% of people who are dog owners are not really fit to be dog owners. They are not aware of like how much work and time it takes. Yeah. I hate dealing with other people's dogs that either cannot stop barking or will not stop jumping on people or just fuck with stuff. Like there's such an entitlement to people where it's just like, yeah, they're dogs. That's what they do. That's how it goes. And I'm like, no, you shouldn't have this. You just got a free pet and decided to let it do whatever. Now it's everyone's problem. Yeah. I will say I do love when a dog is well trained. Like Aaron in the office, we got Moose. Moose is the best animal and I know how much work Aaron put in. Yeah. Research like right off the bat. Like it's awesome, but I'm also working in offices where dogs come in and it's like, oh, he pissed on the floor again, huh? Right. Right. Well, Moose is a deity. Like he's completely separate from the conversation. I would say everybody at Smosh, when they bring their dogs to the office, like all their dogs are so well behaved, but that's kind of an outlier like living in America my whole life. Like a lot of dog owners are really terrible. Like they're really terrible at which is stressful for the dog. It's also stressful for just everybody around them all the time. And I would say, but here's the problem is like people are that way with a lot of animals and they're also that way with their kids. Like they're just, they're signing up for responsibility. Like they want the thing, but not the responsibility of it. Totally. Because they think the responsibility is like, yeah, I'll feed it every day. Yeah, I'll take it on walks. Yeah. It's like, no, no, no, no, no. There's a whole thing, man. Communicate with this creature who doesn't know your language and make it learn. And I know I'm saying this all like, I don't have kids and I don't have a dog, but like I've had dogs in the past and like I've had a few kids. And I've had a few kids that don't talk. Totally. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Fuck up. Well, like, I know a lot of people who are parents and I'm related to a lot of people who are parents and like, but I think it's similar to, it reminds me, I was going to say, I think a lot of people want a baby, but they don't actually want like a kid or to raise a human being. And I remember talking to someone who was older and his kids were all adults and he's just like, it's the craziest thing. He's like, the majority of your life, your kids are going to be adults. He's like, and I think he's like, a lot of people don't sign up for that and they don't realize like, oh, they're going to be a kid for like 15, 18 years, you know, but then it's like, now they're a grown man and you have to be hanging out with them. Well, you can't say it like that. But that's like, but I think a lot of people don't sign up for that. And then you hear like, how many people like, do we know who like have like limited contact with their parents or no contact with their parents? And I'm just like, damn, because their parents didn't sign up for that really. And I think what we're talking about with dogs, and it reminds me of back in the day, millennials remember this, the Paris Hilton phase when Chihuahuas were adopted en masse. And then there was a mass exodus of them all being put in shelters, because a lot of people got them as a hobby, just as a thing of like, oh, I want this cute accessory. It looks like in my purse. Hey man, that's a, that's a living being like that is domesticated. So it's not just some wild animal. It is, it's nature is tied to humans. So you have to play a part in it. Yeah. And people just treat that shit. Accessory is the keyword there. I think that's a really strong placement. Where I will disagree with OPs, he says cats are easy. And I actually very much disagree. I had dogs growing up and I didn't have like easy dogs. One of my dogs was a stubborn asshole, but I loved him to death. But cats are, cats are really nice. Dog quote. I think cats are really difficult in just different ways, right? Cats can be easier on a day by day basis. But I think when things are tough with cats, they're really tough because they don't communicate like dogs sometimes. And they can be harder to read. And I don't know. I've, I've, I've, I've, because I had cats growing up and dogs growing up. And now I have currently have cats. I've dealt with both. I, I wouldn't say one's easier than the other. It's also a case by case basis. It does depend though. I think a lot of people try to talk to cats like their dogs. Like when I, you know, when I got my cat Freya, she like hid under the sofa for like three straight days. So I was like, okay, to show where it's safe, you know, I'm going to take a nap next to the sofa on the ground. So she can see that like, I'm not trying to reach in, but I'm here. I'm sleepy. All the vibes are good. And like, eventually she like reached out her paw and put her paw on my hand. And it was like later that night that she like came out and was exploring. And like, you know, until my cat Zelda, who's unfortunately no longer with us, like entered the picture, Freya was very like in tune. And like, I could, I could like play fetch with her. I could like, you know, I trained little like hand symbols and like little sounds to mean different things. And I was just trying to, trying to sort of like intuit that as opposed to like, come here, like, come on. Yeah, I feel like I am so, I don't have any knowledge on the subject. I've never had pets like ever. I mean, technically we had a fish once, but then it died and my mom blamed herself. And I know like fish die when you look at them funny. It's true. To be fair, she was trying to play fetch. Right. Right. Kind of just hit it with a ball. But like, I've truly never had a, like a close relationship with an animal in that way and in the form of a pet. So this idea of responsibility and entitlement, the accessories, all of this stuff, it almost feels like, I don't know, I feel like I'm speaking a little bit from like my naive, like, no, I mean, that's okay. Yeah. It's entirely fine. I do think there's like, as much as I am obsessed with animals and I love dogs. I also can acknowledge, I think sometimes the American like version of dog ownership is fucking weird sometimes. Yeah. Like how we treat dogs has gotten like excessive to some points where like, I'm like, guys, they're not humans. They are. They are, they are definitely not wild animals, but they're not like, it's almost disrespectful to them. It's going to make them anxious if we treat them fully like a human. Like, but it's gotten to weird territories. But a lot of people just are not taking the actual responsibility to it. I think the other alternative though is like, obviously we don't want dogs to stay in shelters and stuff like that. So maybe it just like, in order to adopt the dog, you have to take like a one week course or something like that would be nice. Yes. Yeah. Yeah. And if you're over the age of 60, you can't get one. You can't. You can't get one. You can't get one. You can't get one. You can't get one. You can't get one. Dogs. You don't get it. Comments here. As someone who really does love dogs, I think this is a great post. I think the idea of a dog is oversold to people. And then when they realize that dogs aren't fluffy accessories, they get frustrated that the animal in their house is acting like an animal. I wish there was better education on dog behavior and dog care. What it also makes me think about is people care so much about the aesthetic of the dog and not realizing like, Hey, dogs have a lot of dogs have been designed for specific tasks. Like do not get an Australian shepherd and have it in a one bedroom apartment. Oh, God. Because that thing is meant for a field somewhere. It's always tough. Like be careful. Like make sure you have a lot of sheep to play with. Sorry, you be based on your settings. You may not have the right environment for the right type of dog or the schedule or anything like, I haven't had a dog because like living in a small place, I'm like, I can't write that. Yeah. Be disrespectful to them. Which is, and it's so heartbreaking to think that people just like don't listen to that and selfishly just do it. And a lot of people just put a dog like just in outside or whatever and just don't pay it any attention. I'm just like, why did you get it? Yeah. Other comment, I have long, long, long since realized that I don't dislike dogs. I just intensely dislike people that put minimal to zero effort in training them. A lot of people really should not have dogs. Someone else said, I don't hate dogs. I hate dog owners who leave their dog shit on the footpath, grass, road and everywhere in between. Fuck those people. Yeah. Okay. I have to say a crazy unpopular opinion that that. Okay. You love poop on the ground. So I, okay. I feel like, okay. I, I like, the floor is yours. I know it's, this is going to be really tough to say. You teed this up. This is going to be really tough to say. I like, okay, we really might have to cut this. I, I like, I weirdly like, I can't like turn away when a dog is pooping. Okay. Like, I just like, I guess, watching. Um, no, like Arashia, we accept you. We love you. It's okay. I, I don't, I don't know. I don't think you've thought about, you've like thought about this. Like, Hey, so I've, like, my inner circle knows this. You're, you're just, you're, is it like a morbid curiosity? Like, you're just like, oh, he's, well, it's also funny because dogs will look at you when they're doing this. Yes. I just want to reciprocate. I just, it's the funniest thing. I'm just like, proceed. I don't know what it is, you guys. It's just, it's so, I am like enamored by it. I'm like, imagining it right now. It's not like, I'm not like happy. You're just like, you have to, you can't look away. I just can't look away. I'm like, like, like, you know, my friends, like I used to live with a dog. And so every time, you know, like I'd go out with them, they'd be like, oh, he's going. I'd be like, okay. Okay. You know, I guess I can't really, I can't really judge because I don't know what to make of it. I can't believe I'm saying this right now. Can't believe you're talking about it. No, I'm, this is going to come out. I'm going to be like, I can't, I don't fucking remember saying any of that. And I, and earlier you said we should kill everyone over the age of 16. I don't remember that. That keep that. I always have to watch old people poop. No, but like, as someone that has cats, you've got this, Deborah. They're always, they're always like, covered in some kind of way. And like, I grew up with birds and birds would be very like, you know, like mid conversation. They're just like, man, man, man, man, man, man, man. That just like doesn't matter. So I guess if it's like an ongoing process just out in the world, I guess I can see that it is a crazy, it's a crazy thing to think about like for what a dog is experiencing of just like you're just, you just whenever you're not like, oh, I need privacy or whatever. Right. That's why they make the eye contact. They're like, are you watch? Are we good right now? No, it's a safety thing. Yes. And then they're like, hey, I'm, yes, I'm vulnerable. And then what it is, you can't look away because you have to make sure that animal is protected. You may not have had a pet of your own. Therefore, you have to protect all the dogs that are shitting that need to know that they're safe. Yes. You sound like a dog owner. I think, I think maybe, maybe you were meant to have a dog. Yes. And clip that together and make it nice. Make it good. Make it good. This episode of Reddit Stories is sponsored by Wayfair. Look, I love reading Reddit Stories to you, but I also love scoring the best deals at home. And from April 25th through the 27th, it's wayday. You can score deals like up to 80% off with free shipping on everything. I have been doing some upgrading in my office and I'm ordering a pegboard for right above my desk. Wayfair makes it easy to search by category and I feel inspired as I am scrolling through my options. 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Have you been checked for autism? Okay, but wait, wait, they kind of have a point for a second. I got to hear them out. Okay. I got to hear them out. I'm serious. I'm like, you like a really weird sensory thing that's very sensory and specific? I don't know. I could be projecting. Okay. All right. I like hopping in the shower fully clothed and afterwards when they are soaked in water, do I take them off? It feels like a nice reward after a long day to feel the clothes in such a different way after trying to keep them neat and tidy to then just let it dampen and sag. Sure, man. Sure. All right. I'm not mad. I guess I just like it's almost like getting yourself into a bad situation so that if you get the relief of getting it off, like kind of, I don't know if that's what he's saying, but I'm like, oh, whenever I've been like wet or like my clothes are all messed up, taking them off feels like so nice. So kind of like the guy who said an alarm for the middle of the night, this person's like, oh, I'm getting my clothes all wet so I can feel so good when I take it off. Sure. Sure. I feel like I'm a little caught in the mess after the fact. That's a lot of laundry. That's a lot of dripping. His laundry machine's like, please. Okay. We were there. We were there. We were there. Comments, out of curiosity, do you have to do your laundry every day or something? Won't this start to smell god-awful in hours with just one pair of clothes? Forget about several days worth. OP said, I usually do this on laundry day, so I can just take the wet clothes and put them with my other clothes. It's not a daily thing, just something I can enjoy and look forward to on Fridays. What do you do this Friday? I'm thinking about hopping in my shower and full, full deck of clothes. Flask of whiskey, tears. Honestly, I'm on board. I might try it. All right. I can imagine the sensory aspect of being in the pool and like, oh, my t-shirt is like, I'm feeling the sensory thing right now and I'm like, I would not go out of my way to do it. I can also just be like, sure. Yeah. These aren't unpopular opinions. These are, I do weird shit. Which is fine. It's fine. You got to keep it fresh. Yeah, especially when it comes clothes. Someone said, when I got my first welding job, it was during a record breaking heatwave and PPE requires you to be 100% covered. And the company was good with handing out Gatorade, mandatory popsicle breaks, mandatory lens cleaning. Cleaner was in the 68 degrees Fahrenheit A-seed office. It was still so hot and humid. I worked the hottest shift, 3pm to 11pm. We rotated weekly. I'd get home, take my disgusting clothes off, put on shorts and a t-shirt and lay under the shower, no bathtub at that apartment, with it on as cold as possible. After I'd dry enough so I wasn't dripping and sleep in wet clothes, sometimes I'd soak a blanket. I could not have predicted where that was going. That's a, whoa. You can't do that to your mattress. That's not good to have. Your mattress is like, please stop. Please. I know that's genuinely what I feel like I'm fixating on too is like the furniture and the home and everything else that you're affecting. But if like the dryer was right outside the shower, like I just, you know. Yeah, why not? I will say I finally came up with my, if this is what an unpopular opinion is, like just I do weird shit. I've got mine. Okay. I used to sleep in a sleeping bag as a teenager on my bed. I really liked the way that my sleeping bag felt and I still have it. It's the same one I've had since like third grade. It was like an overnight trip that I got it. And yeah, I used to sleep on that on my bed. Whoa. We're still here. Thank you. We're still here. And when I would do that, usually I'd turn in the corner and there'd be a dog. And they'd be shitting in the corner. And we did not have a dog. Oh, okay. That's disgusting. That's weird. I mean, I guess I have some weird sleeping habits. For the longest time, I was like, oh, I was tired of making my bed and I lived alone. So I was like, I'm just going to sleep on top of everything. Love doing it. So I would just sleep on top, like I would hop on my bed, on top of all of the covers, everything, and just lay on top, fall asleep, you know, living in Southern California. It's like, it's never too cold. Or even too hot. And so just sleep on top and then just wake up and like, great. My bed's made. I also though, for the longest time, and even still sometimes, well, it can just fall asleep on the carpet, just flat on my back. And I love that. Feels so good. Is this where we lose you? No, I'm with you. I'm with you. Just do that. No, I'm completely with you. Because I heard that theory about making your bed too, where it's like, why are you making your bed? You're just going to get in it again. And it was, it definitely had me for a little bit. I like a made bed. I love the look of a made bed. But I was just also like, I was rarely under the covers. I'd get too hot. So I was just like, I don't need to do this. I love sleeping on covers. I do. It's the best. It feels great. No. Last comment here is pretty wild. Someone said, and people judge me for showering in the dark, seems normal compared to this. That's intense. I think it's not an unpopular thing, but I realized like, people have like blackout curtains and stuff. People love darkness. I am so the opposite. I am like, oh, get as much light sunlight, not artificial light. But I love having like sunlight blasting through all my like as much sunlight as possible. Do you mean like during the day or like, because when I'm staring at it, if it's just the right angle and the ass crack of dawn is like directly laser beam into my eye through the window. Yeah, I hate that. Oh, see, I would want, I would want, I could sleep in sunlight. That's fine. Right. Shade and I can sleep wherever. Yeah. But I love sunlight. I'm like, oh, if the sun's out, do not block. Bones are out. Okay. Well, I feel like you guys shared some unpopular opinions. So I do have another one, but I don't have to say it. So. Arashia, please tell us what it is. We want to know. We're sorry. Okay. Fuck massages. Mary punching. Kill acupuncture. Correct. You don't like massages. I don't like massages. Like I don't want pressure. I don't want. You get no relief from a massage. No, it hurts. You've never had an old, like old woman walk on your back. No, sometimes, sometimes it's nice, but like only for a little bit though, then I'm back to being like, now I'm just like trying to go where you aren't. I used to hate massages because I feel like it would always tweak or twang something. And then I finally, finally, finally, like a year or so ago, went and went to like just one of those massage parlors that like, it was like, this one has good reviews on Google. Great. And it was just this old, old lady. And they're like, we've got, there's the Swedish style and the, and the Thai style. We're going to mix it up. And I was like, great. And it was like 60 minutes. And I was like, this changed my life. Yeah. See, but usually that means that they're going to like fuck you up. Oh, I want them to fuck me. No, I don't want to be. I want to smell like tiger balm and fear. No, no, I want to try to kill me. No, you like, I just, you can just give me a nice, like, you know, nice pat. You can give me soft rub. What's going to happen there? I'll feel cute. You should look into Reiki. Oh, Reiki, they don't touch you. I don't want that. I know. Well, you beggars can be choosers, I guess. Yes. My massage is that I get, I'm like, no. Is your dog scratching, itching or rubbing? When they're suffering from an itchy skin condition, finding an at-home remedy that brings relief can seem impossible. That's where your vet comes in. They're the only one who can diagnose the cause and offer effective relief to bring your itchy dog a source of comfort. See your vet to find a source of comfort for your itchy dog. Learn more at itchydogcare.co.uk. Please break my body. Please. My body is too tight. You need to break it apart. No, I'm, I'm kind of even scared of a scratch. Like, I don't, I'm, I'm so frail. Intr, I'm, I'm, I'm so, I'm just so fragile. Wait a minute, Rasha, I'm putting something together here. You wake up at 4.30, your frail have hollow bones. Are you a bird? Do birds like watching dogs poop? I think they passed you at the park. Maybe. I'm a bird. All right, let's move on to our next un- Where are we? Our next story comes from the unpopular opinion subreddit. So this is the OG. Okay. Okay. And they write, all hobbies are not equal. Certain kinds of hobbies deserve to be held in higher regard than others. Playing a sport, learning an instrument, singing, dancing, painting, writing. These are activities that require time and years of effort to become good at. They're admirable not just because they're cool, but because there is something deeply attractive about a person who has dedicated so much time to mastering a hard skill that executing it now feels relaxing to them. Lately, there's been a growing push online to classify things like watching movies, playing video games, watching sports, or listening to podcasts in the same category as these kinds of hobbies. They aren't, they are based on consumption, not creation. That doesn't mean consumption based activities are bad or useless. Everyone needs ways to relax and unwind. There's nothing wrong with enjoying a good show, a game, or a YouTube binge after a long day. But if that's all there is to your personality, then you are unfortunately a boring person. Edit, I've wrongly added video games to the list of other passive activities. Gamers wear you out. Gamers are like that. I agree that many require a lot of skill. True, we do. Okay. I think it makes me, I have a lot of thoughts regarding this stuff and the way people are talking about stuff online of just like they're not equal, like all these things. A part of me kind of just boils it down to like, what do you care? Like why do I care? I don't know why it reminds me to, people talk a lot about this with reading. They talk about, like, people go, audio books don't count, right? Like I hear that a lot, that opinion. And I kind of keep thinking like, count is what? Like what are you talking about? When I read a book, I'm like, I have gained one smart one. So I'm like, no. I love that. I'm like, yeah, like, okay. That's so funny. Now what I do see is maybe the category thing of like, I could see books, movies, TV shows, and stuff as being like interests. And I agree that I'm like, what do you classify something that you physically do as opposed to something that you are interested in, right? Like, because I love watching movies and TV shows, but I'm like, that's just, I'm just watching those. But if I talk about like, oh, but I like, playing a video game, I'm like, that's something I'm actively into. An activity, but I'm also like, but at the end of the day, I'm not like, one is better than the other. Yeah, we're not like, what are we talking about? They've like, they've set up this weird hierarchy that they made up and now they're mad about it. And I do kind of get what they're saying, but like, yeah, not every hobby is going to give you a skill. If pursuing a skill in something is your hobby, that's awesome. And sure, you can look at that and be like, to me, it's more interesting that you're someone that knows how to play the mandolin because you want it to do that, as opposed to someone who just wanted to watch a TV show. But that just means like, you're just talking about the kind of people you want to hang out with and shit. Like, this isn't like, yeah, they think they're winning the competition versus the guitar guy. Nobody thinks that. You're so, you're so right. And I think putting like the word skill on top of it really helps put it together. Because in hearing it back, I was kind of like, who cares? Like, it doesn't really matter separating these hobbies like that. But then when you put it to skill, then it's kind of like, maybe that's when it becomes a little more competitive with other people and people try to have like, you know, different tools in their tool belt and stuff. And so it starts to feel like, oh, well, oh, you paint, oh, well, I sing, oh, well, I watch TV. And it's like, well, that's not the same thing. And it's like, it doesn't really matter. It's funny because he calls out, he says, they're based on consumption. And but, but his whole take is very much based on like, what's your value to society? Like how productive are you? Which is also like a very like kind of capitalist thing of like, hey, man, like most skills aren't like going to gain you much. Ultimately for like, what makes you feel good? Like you're here on earth, like have fun, like do what you enjoy. And some people enjoy watching a movie and some people enjoy knitting and some people enjoy playing the sport. They're all seeking the same thing, which is just it's a pastime. Yeah. And look, I am somebody that has such a hard time turning off the brain and actually like relaxing. Yes. I'm like, why are you splitting hairs? Like, dude, I just want to be able to like enjoy myself for a minute. If somebody was just like watching a movie, and say you should learn a new language, I'd be like, fuck yourself. I just want to relax. I totally agree. I totally agree. And honestly, I didn't, I didn't mind so much of the post at the beginning. Like if you choose to put labels on things like that, totally fine. Sure. And then at the end, when they kind of were like, oh, if you're like watching a bunch of YouTube videos or whatever, you're a boring person, boring person, I did not like, because I feel the exact same way. It's very hard to turn my brain off from thinking about the tasks or the events or the past or the world, literally everything. And so if what it takes is watching some TV and it and it tends to be for hours into the night, it's like, that is how I'm choosing to spend my time that doesn't then classify me as a boring person. It's very funny. You're a boring person. I'm like, what actually makes people interesting is not necessarily what they do in their life. It's typically what makes a person interesting is how interested they are in the people they're talking to. What they receive. So I'm kind of like, yeah, a boring person is usually someone who's just obsessed with themself, regardless of what they're doing in their life. I don't meet someone. I'm like, oh, I want to be friends with you because you've done so much in your life. I'm like, no, I want to be friends with you because like it's cool hanging out with you. Yeah, agree. Like, I'm like, what the hell is this person, this person is unfortunately just kind of feels like they've objectified everyone around them in a way or just kind of putting them all in this weird competition. Yeah, that's really unfortunate. It feels like a lesson plan on how to be a human being. Yeah, that's not a course we really all want to take. No, well, I could use it, I guess. I guess I need it. All right. Well, I was saying earlier that like a hobby to me, I guess is like, is it active like and versus like a pastime or an interest being something you just engage with, but it's kind of, there's a lot that like ride the line because it's like, I don't know, like reading is an interesting one because like it, I, you have to focus when you're doing it, but it is also just that I'm like, I don't feel like it's that much different than a TV show. And some TV shows are really like, yeah, I don't have to think that hard, but some TV shows, you got to pay hardcore attention and it's like reading a book for me. So I don't know. I guess I would look at the literal definitions of the words and be like, okay, I'm going to categorize these, but in terms of just colloquially speaking, I use them interchangeably. And I'm like, I don't know why I would look at anything and be like, that's not a hobby. Like your enjoyment of watching a TV show is not going to take away me learning how to yo-yo. Yeah. Right? I mean, like, so I'm just like, okay, if I'm a boring person, then I don't think I'm going to get along with this person anyway. Yeah. I think for me too, I've almost, I think I rarely even use the word hobby when I'm talking with people and I am having a conversation about their interests. I often just say, what do you like to do for fun? Right. Which is really what it boils down to. Like what you're doing for fun. Yeah. And then it feels like maybe there's a little less pressure if I'm like, what are your hobbies? And it's like, oh, well, okay, let me go through all of like the events or the classes that I take and stuff. When at the end of the day, it's just like, what are you doing? You're not at your job. Like that's just what I'm trying to figure out. That's what I ask people now when I'm meeting them. And you know, because usually people go like, so what do you do? Like, what's your job? I started asking, what do you like to do? As my first thing, people always pause are like, what do you mean? I'm just like, what do you enjoy doing? As opposed to like, who are you to me? What's your job? Like, you know, they're like banking. Yeah, exactly. I like to do banking. Like remember that you were a person wildly free, born outside of a system that they've then put you in. Checking accounts. What also this guy has done that's like soul sucking is he's talking about these skills in a matter of like developing the skills and getting better at it. Yeah. So it's like, oh, if I enjoy drawing, but I draw for the next year, and my drawings look the same at the end of the year as they did at the beginning, should I stop? Well, you're boring. It's like, yeah. It's like, oh, well, you're not developing the skill. It's like, well, I'm just doing it because it's fun. It's like the format of like Sims when you like, you know, do just enough, then you upgrade to the second level. And I think that they are. He's doing everything is like, how am I better? I need to keep improving. Yeah. That's awful. It's also like, I think there's a beauty to this, but it's like, hey man, everything that you're going to develop and gain in your life, you're going to lose it all eventually too. Eventually you're going to be 60. And then you're dead. And then you go to the pressure. Yeah. So unpopular opinion, just chill out. Just relax. Comments. Well, I like knitting while watching TV, skilly, consumery. Someone said the purpose of a hobby isn't to be impressive, so it doesn't make sense to rank them by that attribute. Someone said, isn't a hobby something you enjoy doing? Someone replied to that saying, I was taught that a hobby is something you could improve in even if you never invest the effort to do so. Otherwise it's a pastime. Sounds like OP subconsciously feels the difference, but can't articulate it. I just think it's interesting though, because like you develop a lot of skill, like I think about, I'll throw out a name, Luke at the Smosh office. He watches so many movies and you could say like, oh, it's a pastime, but what he's developed is he has a vast understanding of movies, directors, like he can talk about all these movies. He knows how they're made, like he knows all these aspects. I'm like, there is something that is being developed there though, right? And like, especially we're in this industry, like he's an editor, so like it is developing a skill. Yeah, I mean, it's research. So I don't know, like, I don't know where I would place these things, but ultimately, yeah, my take is I'm like, kind of like, I just don't care enough. Yeah. If you want to get technical with the words and the definitions, it's like, sure, you might lose that argument here and there, but I think we kind of have agreed that it ultimately is just an enjoyment thing. Yeah. Shall we agree? I think shall we agree? I think we agree. It's a little bit like that meme of the format anyway of just like a group of people huddled and then one person's being like, actually, you can't really do that for the thing with the one of those. And then like one person pops out of the giant group and goes and then goes back in. Yeah. I mean, like as though I know what you're talking about. I know what you're talking about. You've seen it. You've definitely seen it. Anyways, moving on. Next story. This is back to the 10th dentist. The worm girlfriend question is logical. Remember, would you love me if I was a worm? I know exactly what you're talking about. Oh, I remember. Okay. Here we go. This is a reference I know. Here we go. This was posted like a year and a half ago. When a girl asks, would you love me if I was a worm? It's not random. It's a vehicle for more serious concerns. What she's actually asking is, will you love me when I'm not like this? When I'm old and gross? When I'm not sexually available? When I need help and I can't reciprocate? When your friends judge you? When our goals and dreams derail? When I can't give you what I'm giving you now? A worm ticks all of those boxes. Why ask it that way? Fear of dishonesty. The idea that guys are primed to say, of course, whether it's true or not, that the way to get to the truth is to ask in a roundabout way. A guy who might lie about whether or not he'd stay if she got cancer could be shaken out of autopilot and answer honestly. And the aversion men can have to discussing serious things. Some guys shut down completely. Some guys get mad. Some guys blow it off. If it's not happening, they don't necessarily understand why it's worth thinking about. So if she needs reassurance, she may know or believe it's not going to happen that way. It's not the best way to go about it, obviously. The best way is usually to lead with what the problem is, need for honest reassurance, and ask outright. So it's ineffective when compared to more direct communication. Does that mean it's illogical? No. There's a reason behind asking it in that way. The progression from problem to solution is logical. It's just also not the best solution. Okay. I'm on board. All right. I have some thoughts. Okay. I think the question, the meaning behind it depends on the asker. It's really nice to espouse meaning to it like that. And I think for some people, if you're going to break it down, sure. But the fact of the matter is a lot of people were just seeing the trend of me and like, would you love me if I was a worm? And I think it's just quite the literal of just like, if I was a little worm, how'd you feel about it? Like, this is great. This is a great way to break it down and sure it could open up those doors and whatever. But I'm like, I hate this phrase. I'm so sorry. But I do think one of those was just like, it's not that deep. When people were asking, it was not that deep. It was a trend for most people. Good conversations to have, but questions about it. It also, it rides the line of like tests. Like on TikTok, there was the whole like orange test where it's like, oh, asking your boyfriend like, can you peel this orange for me? And they would film it. And then it's like, whether the boyfriend peeled it or not would indicate if they're good or not. And I'm like, if you're at the point where you need to test your partner, I think you're already passed like more serious things. Like if you're, if you're not able to communicate effectively, if you feel like, if the premise of this question of like, would you love me if I was a worm? If you need to already phrase it in a weird way to trick your partner to talk to you honestly, you're maybe already just shouldn't be with that person. Yeah. Yeah. Because you don't trust them. But I see what they're saying though. They're saying that for a lot of women out there outside of the TikTok trends, that the question is a way of actually getting to a real answer. It could be. More than asking the real question. But I agree with you. The way I saw it the entire time was like, it was done so much as a joke almost that it was like, is this real? But they're saying there could be realness to it. I agree that there are honest takeaways from the question. Like all of that reads like it makes sense, especially like when you boil it down to, would you love me if I wasn't able to give you all of these things, which is basically what it is. But for me, I think the illogical action is having to ask it like that. Instead of just being more direct and having it being like, I am feeling like this or just straight up, what is important to you in this relationship? Like what are the qualities that make you stay between it? Maybe it's a little more, I think definitely it's more difficult to bring up those uncomfortable conversations with your partner. And I understand that this maybe provided a tool for people to be able to open up that conversation and that dialogue. And I think for that reason it might be okay, but I totally hear you on the trap and the test of it all. And that does not feel appropriate. And it certainly doesn't feel healthy because then it leaves a lot of men or I mean, typically it was women asking their boyfriends this question, right? It I think puts on the receiving partner of any kind to basically be like, okay, now I have to answer this question in the most correct way possible in order to win and get it right, as opposed to responding with that same truth and saying, well, these are the things that I think I could possibly endure and genuinely what keeps me in our relationship. It just feels like it takes away from the honesty when you kind of put it some sort of silly umbrella like on a worm on it. Yeah, because isn't it just boiling it down to, I don't believe you really love me is like what the question is kind of really saying. It's like, Hey man, got a real big issue here. And the logical thing is to talk about it in a real way. And if you don't believe his answers, or if he can't talk about it, then that's where you're at. This is also a huge trap to me specifically, because I, if you're like me, you take things literally my answer for these two things would be completely different. If it was an adult human being like, Hi, I might get sick one day, or like I might look different or my energy levels might change. Could you still love me through that? My answer would be, Yeah. But if they were like, Would you be able to love me if I was a worm? My answer would be like, Oh, probably not. Because you're a word. Is there any hope of getting better? You're just a worm forever for the rest of our lives. So we can't communicate through language. I don't know the anatomy of like, how to help you. It would be extremely difficult to like, feed you. It would be extremely difficult. Like there would be no reciprocation at all. But a sick person, I could. So I would fail the worm question in just a blaze of glory. Yeah. As a person, I'd be like, Oh, I'll stand by your side. Yes. Yes. The TikTok trend doesn't think about cases like that at all. Like the trend of it all is just like, Oh, everybody universally can use this. And it's going to answer your questions and fix your relationship. And that's why it's so irresponsible. I think I've seen so many stuff like that. There's like the bird theory too. There's a new theory every day. Or there's like, you know, the, if he wanted to, he would and all of that bullshit. It's very toxic. It's so toxic. And I think it just programs all of us to think like, Oh, well, if my situation, if my relationship, if my life, my routine doesn't look like the one I'm watching, there's something that I need to fix, or there's something wrong with me. Sure. Yeah. It's a very twisted cycle. I don't like it at all. But I understand like the, the polls, the psychology behind that. I understand what this post means. Yeah. Some comments here. Someone said, so many of OP's stated concerns are about sex and attraction, which is weirdly shallow. How are you supposed to have a conversation with a worm? How is a worm supposed to portray its personality? If a human did somehow become a worm, it would be totally indistinguishable from a normal worm. There would be no possible expression of humanity. There would be no her. What a dumb question. Someone else said, someone else said, I'm a woman. No woman in my circle takes the question this seriously. It's mostly asked in jest to see how their boyfriend would respond. Usually something funny. What I'm trying to say is, sir, this is a Wendy's. So last, someone said, the answer is no. If I can't recognize or communicate with you in any way, shape or form, then a relationship is impossible. That is also logical. Yeah. It's, it's one of those where like, I find that people do this a lot with like maybe astrology or, you know, whatever, where they will just find something that sounds like really well thought out and in depth and they will tie it to something. Not calling out astrology specifically. I'm just saying like, I see this a lot online where they're like, actually, if you're someone that grabs the spoon before you grab the bowl, you are someone that is decisive and is ready for action and you leave the planning to others and people are like, that is right. Like, it's a question of like, oh, if you're doing the worm question, what you're really asking is this. Are you? Is that what you wanted to know? I think people feel very much a lack of control nowadays, which is reasonable. And I think we are, we are starved for any sort of like definitive answers or things. And we love, people love, especially online, the, it's this or it's that. Yeah. Yeah. And it's like, and now you know, and it's like, sorry, man, things are fucking gray, especially relative outfits. Like, this is purple. Is it really? Leave it in the comments down below. Sometimes I have hard times with grays, but I'm getting like a green and gray. I guess I always thought it was like, like mauve. Wait, are we being serious? A little dusty lavender? Are you serious right now? Are you fucking with me? Not giving dusty. Not dusty at all. It's gray. I thought my pants were gray. You're gray is, you're gray is closer to a beige. Like it's gray, but like, but closer to a beige. That this is like a, your jacket's like a darker gray than the pants. Nobody look at me. Um, I'm trying to figure out right now if I'm colorblind and that's what I'm focused on. Correct. Um, but yeah, people love the black and white. They love like, no, he's bad. No, he's good. And here's how you find out. And it's one of two answers. Like, there's none of that. A relationship doesn't usually have much of that. So it is on Reddit stories often too is like, even when we sort of cast someone as the villain in our mind and like, there's a lot of work to be done, the first response is always just like, dump him and kill him. And I'm like, well, sometimes, but not every time. Not every time. I completely agree. That even makes me feel like, you know, with the insecurity of, I don't think you love me enough. I feel like it's actually even one step before that where it's kind of like fishing for being like, Hey, like, do you love me a lot? Can you say that you love me a lot right now? And it's like, if they come up with this like cutesy answer that's like, yeah, babe, I'm going to love you when you're a worm or a bug or a bird. And you're like, Oh my God, yay. Like, and it's just like this again, it's that little like dopamine spike where you're like, wow, and you're going to need it again. And you're going to need it again. And now what if I was an insect, right? You're exactly right though. Because you do generally go fishing with a worm. Yeah. Whoa. Whoa. All right. Our next story. Our next unpopular opinion. I skip every single dialogue or cutscene in every game I play, even in story driven games. My time is super limited. I do not care about the story, neither in GTA nor Red Dead Redemption, The Witcher, Cyberpunk 2077, and many more. I just don't give a fuck about the story. I just want to play, do something and not be a spectator. That's what I use movies and TV shows for. I acknowledge that I am obviously missing what make these games magical and experiences. But I mean, it only affects myself. So yeah, I get like two to three hours a week to play video games. And I want to use these hours to actually play and not listen to someone talk. Cheers. Edit. Just a little addendum. I also think it's kind of pathetic when people look down on others because they're not playing on the hardest difficulty. OMG, then it's not even a challenge. How boring. Dude, I want to relax, not sweat over having to start over and over and beat some boss in Dark Souls or Elden Ring. I'm a 33 year old man, married guy with a demanding job, physically exhaustive, exhausting hobbies, and a mortgage. Life brings enough challenges as it is. When I play games, I just want a short escape from reality. I don't want a challenge. I want to relax. Buddy, this dude is beat red. What the hell is going on, man? Why are you so angry? Yeah, physically exhausting. He brought up his hobbies as if they're like a problem. I mean, it's like, God, I gotta keep yo-yoing. Oh, he's so angry. He's mad. I can feel his anger. Oh man. The sun's going down, big fella. I'm like, I know. I'm also kind of like, Hey man, you know, you don't have to play those games. You can play any game you want. Well, he gave two opinions here. And the first one is like, look, I'm a voice actor. I voice in video games. I'm proud of the work that I do, as I'm sure most people in the industry are of the work that they do. Skip it if you want to skip it, man. You bought the game and that you're going to play it. I don't care. And regarding the difficulty thing, like, you know, I do think game designers intend for there to be a specific experience. If you need some help or need it to be easier in order for you to enjoy it, great. I don't give a shit. Live your life. Play a game. You know what I feel like is happening with this guy? He's reading too much shit online. Yeah. Because these are opinions that I see a lot only online of people being like, Oh, you're not experiencing the game for real or you're not playing it on the hard. The only people I've heard talk about you should play games on the hardest difficulty are on forums or Reddit posts. Sure. In real life, people are just like, Hey man, how's it going? Like that's a different vibe. Totally. He's mad at the internet. He's mad at the internet. And who among us is it? Yeah, truly. This reminds me like when the internet, when I pull up just things and it just pisses me off. I'm like, what did I do? And I imagine it from my cat's perspective of me being fine, being normal, pulling up my phone and just be like, Oh, fuck. And he's like, my cat must be like, why does he keep looking at that stone? Like, yeah, I'm like, I sometimes refer to my phone as my piss me off device. Yes. That's what it does sometimes. I'm like, why do I do this? That's awesome. I've gained nothing. It's still the, it's still the chemical release either way. I've had to stop going on like certain apps because I'm just like, Oh, I'm just mad all the time. Yeah. I can't do it. Or sad. Yeah. Or just like, it's just a bummer. It's just constantly a bummer because it's never going to be like full of truth. It's never going to be like an honest outlook of the whole world. Just people that feel really strongly and often have an opinion that's going to upset other people. Yeah. And to be clear, I'm not even reading like the news. I'm like looking up bullshit. I'm looking up bullshit online about things and people like a Reddit post where I'm like, Oh yeah, I don't need this information. Totally. I just got mad. Or just like with social media too. Like it's just you, you look at other people, you start comparing your lives, you see how they're living and then it just becomes like, I think it's almost like that, that, that theory of kind of like, if somebody else is not doing exactly what you're doing, then you must be doing something wrong. Yeah. So you immediately feel invalidated because that person is not doing the same thing as you. Sure. And it's really troubling. And obviously on social media, you're going to be exposed to so many different people doing other things. So if you're prone to that and you're like having to, having to come to your own defense so much so that you're writing this very angry Reddit post, it's like, you're the only one who's really heated up about this. You know what I just put together too? Uh-oh. Here's how we got to that connection. When you play a game, a modern game and you want to choose an easier difficulty, they don't call it easy difficulty. That's too, there's too many associations with that. They call it story mode. Yeah. Because they're like, these are for newer casual players who just want to experience the story, meaning like combatant things aren't going to be as hard. So that's why he's seeing that being like, I hate the story. And as someone that hates the story, it's bullshit that they make me think that I want to watch it when I just need it to be easier. Yeah. This guy's just mad about things he doesn't even mad about. Yeah. He needs to enjoy his hobby. He needs to get a hobby. Yeah. And it's not video games. Just kidding. It's a hobby. Well, some of us get pretty good at it. Some people are pretty goaded. Yeah. Comments, honestly, this subreddit has so many fucking garbage and poorly thought out takes that when I see one like this, I just think, yeah, sure, I disagree. No notes. Upvote. OP responded. OP responded. I would never have posted here if my colleague hadn't told me that it's super weird that I don't care about the story of games that the developers obviously put a lot of thought into. What can I say? I am still traumatized by that one Metal Gear game that had like a 40 minute cutscene. I know that it's Kojima's thing, but come on. I am trying to game here and I'm in a hurry. He's talking about Metal Gear Solid 4 and that shit. I mean, that was, that was my other theory was that it was one person who upset him and he was like, everybody sucks. Well, two people, his buddy and then Hideo Kojima. The day I game, Jima, can I say something real quick? Sure. I was at a con this past weekend and David Hader was there and he like walked by me. We were like swapping out in this like photo area. It's like, excuse me, David Hader. And he's like, yeah. And I was like, I love your work. And he goes, Hey, you're pretty good. Wow. And I was like off the cuff. He did it. Whoa. And then he sat behind me on the bus. It was nice. Wow. Someone said, why don't you just not play story games? Cod and HD2 have good graphics. OP said, I mean, yeah, I could, but it's not like story driven games don't give me anything. I just don't really care about the story. I mean, I enjoy RPGs. I enjoy farming for XP resources, etc. I enjoy doing quests. I just don't care about the why. Somebody leave this man alone. I did. I love story and games so much. It's half the reason I play, but like, I'm not going to if I like want to tell you about a game, I'll tell you about the story and be like, you're going to love this. It's going to be great. But if I was like, are you playing this game? And you're like, yeah, we're playing the same game. And you were like, but I don't care about the story. That's just the end of that part of the conversation. Yeah. Like who gives a shit? Someone else said, why do you play story based games? Then it must be boring as hell. OP said, because I still enjoy the graphics and the gameplay to be completely honest though. My favorite game series of all time is the orcs must die series. Super easy to learn no story, just plain tower defense and super fun. Still from time to time, I like to play other games because I find the world slash mechanics slash graphics super interesting. I just don't really care about the story. I'm more of a film buff. All right, man. Yeah, for sure. And also I hate video games for this. And also I hate spy video games. Lastly, someone said, then don't play story driven games, I guess. Upvoted, side note, if you had more time to yourself, do you think you'd actually get invested in a story? Or do you think you'd still skip past everything? OP said, I've asked myself that question. Honestly, I don't know. I am freshly married. I have a demanding job for which I have to travel abroad a lot. And I don't think that I'd use the fictional extra time for diving deeper into video games. I don't want to shit on developers here. Don't get me wrong. I know that a lot of video games have beautiful storylines, etc. But I'm super impatient. And when I get the time to play, I want to play not listen to dialogue minute after minute. There are plenty of games that cater to my tastes. But sometimes I just want to have the freedom of an open world and everything except for all the dialogues. Ha ha. God damn. You know what it is to is that he's not even asking for help. He doesn't want advice. He's just putting it out there and people are still like, well, why don't you do this and why don't you do that? He's like, because I don't want to. And I don't like that. I don't want to, man. This is the 10th dentist. Right. So let this man live. Let him do his thing. Let him do his thing. He is a married man. He is freshly married and he is exhausted. He did at the end there. He did at the end. I know what he's talking about his life. He's like, oh, I'm fucking married. I'm five and you four. He's like, oh, can I be honest? I don't really care. Like this guy's allowed to do whatever he wants. A lot of his shit's not adding up for me. He's talking about how he's like, yeah, I love the Witcher, Cyberpunk 2077, Red Dead Redemption. He's talking about games that all came out in like the past five years. He says he only has two hours a week. I'm like, I don't believe you've beaten all these. I don't believe you've even like. Well, he was freshly married maybe before that. Maybe before that. Before his fucking wife. His fucking new wife and his stupid job that sends him around the world because it's exhausting. Yeah. And he has all this time to be in Reddit. I was about to say. Like arguing with people about shit. I'm like, I think I'm like, totally. What's going on here, dude? Why are you so mad? Your life, you're describing your life being pretty not horrible. I don't know. I don't know. This is funny. This is a funny guy. Yeah. And he did also perfectly. He did. He did describe Breath of the Wild perfectly at the end there. He wanted an open world with no dialogue. I'm like, yeah, that's why I love Breath of the Wild. That's just stuff. He just run around. Yeah, no dialogue. He's just like, yeah, truly spoilers. Oh, shoot. That is, that is a lot. All right. It's time for our final unpopular opinion. They write, we should put dinosaurs on money instead of imperfect dead people. Oh, I'm here for you. Holy shit. I, oh, dude, dude, check out the shirt. There it is. Dead dude on a dinosaur. Yeah. 100 would be the ferocious Tyrannosaurus. He's just getting into it. Okay. He said example. 50 would be the invincible triceratops. 20, the mighty Ankylosaurus. Five, the indomitable Apotosaurus. One, the indefatigable. Indefatigable. Not the easiest word. Whatever. Maybe we cut that word. How about, how about the one would be pterosaurs? Dead human beings simply cannot live up to the purity standards demanded of them by living human beings. The only avatars of perfection that can withstand the crucible of self-righteous moral relativism are the mighty dinosaurs. For 200 million years, the dinosaurs ruled the earth. And, and, and T-Rex were, they were in North America. They were in, that you can find their fossils in Montana and stuff. So they're an American icon. I, I have, I have notes. Like Ankylosaurus and Kylosaurus, whoever you say it, that's always been my favorite. Love that being on the 20th. That's great. No problem. Yeah. But like T-Rex on the 100, that feels a little basic. Sure. We need, we need some more like American stables, like the Utah Raptor. That's the thing. Put that on the five. Or the Utah Jazz. The Utah Jazz. Only dinosaurs in basketball now. Basketball player. As a five year old who wrote it. Yeah. Dinosaur. Dinosaur's the basketball. The Triceratops though, I don't think that's, I don't think that's the move. I think they'd found that that was like a, a different stage of a different dinosaur. That was like multiple. That is gonna be the tough thing is like, I feel like dinosaurs, we shift our, what they looked like. Like did they have feathers? What did their feathers look like? What's their shape? What's their color? I, I would argue more. I like what this angle is though, because like, look, we have Andrew Jackson on one of the bills and that guy was a monster. Yeah. Yeah. It was awful. Why? Okay. Well, one of the scrolls. I would argue more for, for animals, but like put like bison, like look, iconic American legend, bison, but like moose, Angela won't know, Angela won't know what those are, but you know, you just put them on there. Right. And then like famous American, like, look, I have just a bald eagle. Do we have to have pictures on them? I think you gotta have, you have to have like stuff to recognize. We could just put a big one on it. So easy. Like, Comchop money, just like a giant one on a green square. Yeah. And then a five and a 10 and a 100. Drawed by Cran. Yeah. And you just tell people this one's real. Yeah. I think we should alternate. I think it needs to be like dinosaurs, like, you know, for the history, history, and then like figures that we actually like, like there was that movement for like Harriet Tubman to be on the 20th. I think it was. So I think it needs to be like Ankylosaurus, Harriet Tubman, like a, like, Archaeopteryx would be the one. Brachiosaurus. Dream blunt rotation. Lanky Hughes. P-Rex. Like, yeah, like famed American poet, Lanky Hughes. Just like. Teradactyl Dolly Parton. Dolly Parton. This lineup is crazy. Sorry. Put them, it's been right here the whole time. Oh, have them again. Harriet Tubman like on a full Apotosaurus. Okay. Like, oh my God. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Draw it. Draw it. Yeah. Yeah. Comments. Imagining how stoned you were when you wrote this made me laugh. Someone said, I wish this would happen, but there would be controversy about making the dinosaurs historically accurate. Do we show them with feathers or not? Maybe just do the skeleton. At least we're confident on that. Someone said, I would like to nominate the horseshoe crab for the silver dollar coin. They may not be a dinosaur proper, but they've been around 450 million years and have played a crucial role in manufacturing vaccines. True. Do they help make them? Yeah, they're a little fucked up hands. No. I got this. Don't worry. Their blood, which is blue, has something to do with like doing that. Yeah. Lastly, someone said wrong sub for this mate. This is a solid opinion that would benefit any culture with the courage to implement it. I think it's awesome. It just unfortunately will never happen. No. Well, never say never. I also need to say, if anybody is thinking about sending me videos or photos of dogs pooping, you don't have to, because I will seek them out myself. I will see them in public all the time. Now it's weird that you're looking at video. No, I'm not. No, I just in my life. Okay, got it. As I like, I'm walking outside and stuff. Can I give you one note as a friend? Yeah. C sharp. No. Can I, I think you were saying like, you don't have to. Again, as someone that takes it literally, I'm like, oh, well, I still can. It's no problem. I see. Be direct at the camera. Don't do it. Okay. Do it. Okay. Please don't. There we go. Please don't. Okay. I don't need that. I just want to share. The person with the social grace to send you a shitting dog video is also not going to understand that maybe you could. They're still going to, but you know, just, just needing to put that out there. You know, they're watching they're like, yeah, that's for sure. Don't, don't worry. Don't worry. I'm not, I'm not craving it or anything. I'm not, I'm not desiring it. I just, it's just the way I am. It's been so great. The problem is now we can cut it out because there's like five different points. Talking about it. We can cut half the episode. Yeah. Anymore. No, it's fine. Yeah, it's all good. Okay. I think it's because it follows up like you had your dropout presentation where you were like, dogs aren't cute. Yes. But now followed by this opinion, it's a weird combination. It's a little hypocritical. I did. In some, in the strangest way. And listen, people are contradictions. They sure are. I did recently watch the Shane killing other Shane's one again. It was great. I didn't ask you all your favorite dinosaurs. I'm so sorry. Oh, favorite dinosaur. I don't, I don't think I have one. Um, you know, the, the tall one, the broadsaurus. Yeah. I can see that. I love dinosaurs. Yeah, that one. That was pretty good. That shot of like Little Foot's mom turning around to see him and she just like goes off camera and then what did you say? Like it's a crazy shot. Is there only one tall dinosaur? No, there's plenty of tall dinosaurs. How did you guys? But broadsaurus is the tallest one. That's the one. That's the Fred Flintstone at work. Oh, okay. It's just a very famous dinosaur. Okay. Yeah, I like that one. Dinosaur 101. Yeah, kind of. Okay. That one's my favorite. Okay. Thank you both for being here. Thank you for sharing your unpopular opinions. Very brave. Thank you. And thank you all for, thank you all for watching. And we'll see you next Saturday. Goodbye. Bye.